Application of Blockchain Database in Voting Systems

Sanjeev Patwa; Aanchal Maheshwari; Kelvi Methaniya; Lubhawani Singh Chouhan

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Nowadays, regular voting is conducted by electronic voting machines, or EVMs, which keep track of every voter's vote in a central database. Moreover, most of the scrutinized voting programs employed centralized data storage for their databases. Because these centralized databases are easily hacked and manipulated, all of the data is kept in one place. As a result, the numbers may not add up correctly during the voting process and may not give us the right answer. Because blockchain employs a decentralized method for data storage, where data is kept in a single location, we may use blockchain technology to construct a decentralized application where data tampering becomes nearly impossible. The fundamental goal of the blockchain-based electronic voting system is to develop an electronic voting system through the use of blockchain technology. This method functions exactly like a traditional voting system, with voters using mobile devices and web browsers to complete the identical process of electronic voting that was previously done through traditional paper-based voting. A review of blockchain technology and its application to the electronic voting system is provided in this paper.

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